Registrar: Michelle Zorzi
Participants: 61
Weather: 55F-76F and sunny, light breeze
Bird Species: 81
It was a beautiful spring day, and 61 enthusiastic birders gathered at 7:30 a.m., eager to discover what avian delights awaited us. The morning began a bit slowly, with only a couple of warblers spotted in Strawberry Fields. However, things quickly picked up when a cooperative male Scarlet Tanager put on a show on the south side of Turtle Pond, followed by an Indigo Bunting offering great views at the new shelter across from the Weather Station. Although overall numbers of each warbler species were low, the groups collectively saw a total of 20 warbler species—an impressive tally for a single day during migration. Some birders were also fortunate to see the continuing Kentucky Warbler, which had remained for a fifth consecutive day along the west-side wall near 75th Street. All in all, it was a wonderful day, full of the sights and sounds of spring birding!
Species List
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
